I will echo Bob on this. I am currently in two quartets. One that has competed
on the District Stage and one that is looking forward to competing on the Novice
stage. As such I would never expect my Novice group to charge any kind of fee
until it is up to a healthy performance level.
On the other side of the coin my District Level quartet has the ability to
charge quite a good fee for services rendered. Of course this also depends on
the location, time, type, etc.. We charge more for another chapters show than
we would for say a private party. but with that said the level of performance
should always be as high as possible. As far as freebies go, we have done
several freebies but for the right reasons and causes. Usually to support a
quartet members charity or personal requests. These are also easier times to
try something new in front of an audience. Something you may not want to try in
front of a paying audience.
I say a good number to work around is $200 to start for a private party and
600-800 for a chapter show. Of course as your level of ability rises so too
should the price.
Joseph DiPaola,
Asst. Section Leader, VP of Marketing and PR for
The Hunterdon Harmonizers
Lead for Chordhouse Steps
Tenor for Plead the 5th
--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, Bob Caldwell <BobCaldwell@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, John. VERY good questions and good rationale behind your theory. What
your time is "worth" though and what you can "get for it" can be very different
numbers.
>
> I have been quartetting, almost constantly, for 34 years. My very first
quartet lasted 14 years during which there were 5 changes of personnel. The
tenor and I made it all the way. We were an entertaining comedic quartet that
sang well. In competition we scored low to mid-70s, never made it to INT and
placed as high as 4th in M-AD. We did perform a LOT though. During the
barbershop show season we could have done a show twice a month if we'd had the
time and inclination. To my recollection our fee was never more than
$600-800 plus expenses (mileage, meals, lodging) even for a two night barbershop
show and glow. Most local gigs we earned $200-400 per performance. The fees
were always negotiated by the contact man and based on budget and attendance.
>
> The second and most primary of my quartets was together 16 years with the
original 4 players. We never got to the regular INT though we did come very
close once when we ended in a 3 way tie for 5th place at M-AD Prelims scoring
74.9. We did earn three trips to mid-winter to the Senior Int once I turned 55
and earned a 4th place medal in 2003. This quartet performed WAY less often
than the above quartet because though we sang some better we were not as
"entertaining". We appeared on only a few out of town barbershop shows over
the years but did perform regularly locally at fees similar to above.
>
> After that there were a couple other quartets with mixed numbers. The
penultimate quartet rehearsed and competed for 3 1/2 years, scored some pretty
good numbers, low 70s, and actually peformed for pay ONCE in all that time.
>
> My current and latest quartet has been together now for two years, with two
different tenors, has learned about a dozen songs to performance level and has
just begun to sing for pay. We have already sung on a small chapter show, a
private birthday party and a banquet. I think we got $400 for the chapter
show/glow, $200 for the private party and $150 for the banquet (all they had in
the budget). Our baritone and tenor live nearly two hours apart at opposite
ends of MD and the other two of us are midway between so we are selective of the
performances we accept because the travel time required makes most fees offered
less than we are "worth". LOL
>
> This is the first quartet that I have been the contact man but coming up with
a fee that is acceptable to both the quartet and the person hiring can require
some creative bidding.
>
> I have to admit that I was spoiled by my first quartet experience with lots of
performing for moderate fees. I would like to perform twice a week and would do
so for little or no pay other than the applause.
>
> Harmony-us-ly, BobCaldwell@...
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>
I agree with this totally. I would not expect people to pay for a performance
that does not warrant it.
Best way to look at this is to ask yourself. Would you pay to see a quartet
like your own? Or is there a benefit to doing the freebie now to get the paid
gig/s later?
Joseph DiPaola,
Asst. Section Leader, VP of Marketing and PR for:
The Hunterdon Harmonizers
Lead for Chordhouse Steps
Tenor for Plead the 5th
--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, "akousen@..." <akousen@...> wrote:
>
> There are times in the life of a quartet where it needs the audience feedback
as part of it's own development on musicianship and performance. It's a win win
for all; I amassiming the quartet is worthy of public performance
>
> Alan kousen
> Alex Harmonizers
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Alan k
>
Good topic, John.
There is something neither you nor any responders have raised: for
almost all of us quarteting is a hobby not a profession. We don't
depend on it for a living. I think this makes a huge difference that
affects your numbers: how much value do we give to the enjoyment WE
get out of performing. Whatever that number is should, I think, be
deducted from whatever a professional performing group would charge.
So, a relevant question is: What would those professionals charge?
Answer that and deduct the personal enjoyment value, and you have a
credible number.
Derek
Derek Hatley—Songwriter & Arranger
Hatley Music
112 Mill Pond Drive
Middleville, Michigan 49333-8010
(269) 795-3127
Derek@...
www.HatleyMusic.com
PS Notice I have not included all the preceding messages--I wish
everyone would do that.
As far as not charging for your novice quartet even though you may not
think it is up to a perceived level, you need to take into consideration
the costs involved with even being in that novice quartet. There is the
registration fee (hopefully you register with the Society), matching
socks, purchase of music, travel expenses to get to and from rehearsals
and the performance area, time spent rehearsing as a quartet (another
night away from home), and the list can go on.
It's not realistic for us to think that our quartetting is free. Unless
you are independently wealthy, it can amount to a great deal of expense
for all involved. Somehow you need to figure in a way to pay for all of
that.
Just some thoughts.
--
Sing-cerely & Humm-bly,
John Elving
VP Mus. & Perf.
Editor-in-Cheap
Shrine of Democracy Chorus
Bass - CONVERGENCE Quartet
RMD CDD VP
PROBE VP- Bulletin Editors
Rapid City, SD
Email: leaderman@...
joe08867 wrote:
> I will echo Bob on this. I am currently in two quartets. One that has
competed on the District Stage and one that is looking forward to competing on
the Novice stage. As such I would never expect my Novice group to charge any
kind of fee until it is up to a healthy performance level.
>
In the early years of my quartetting I used to say to friends about it, "It's the only hobby I have found that can pay for itself." That was true in my first quartet where we performed often and for substancial pay. Factoring in the time for rehearsals and travel expenses to get to and from those, the registrations and music purchases and the limited number of paid performances in recent years it has become not so much the case.
I just don't think you have to discount something just because YOU enjoy what you're doing. You enjoying what you're doing is what makes it a better performance and therefore a more valuable experience to the customer/audience.
I understand the millions of reasons why we could do it for free or do it for very little money. Anyone can do that. My topic is to help those who would like to try to figure out how to charge an appropriate amount for those who *do* want to charge.
And if you're against *making* money because of your hobby, that's ok. But you do have costs... purchasing music, travel, costumes, food, lodging, registrations, etc. You know, it's pretty cool when the hobby supports itself. I hardly think even 1% of barbershoppers are making a living singing barbershop.
And, wouldn't you get more personal enjoyment if you sang a gig an got $10,000 for it?
I assume you love writing and arranging. Do you discount all your music? The bank loves lending you money, do they discount your mortgage payment? Doctors love making people better, do they discount their services?
(I *am* trying to be argumentative. But I'm not trying to be mean about anything, so don't take it that way. I'm playing the devil's advocate to stir discussion.)
John
From: Derek Hatley <Derek@...> To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 9:13:59
AM Subject: [barbershopquartet] Re:It's softball time
Good topic, John.
There is something neither you nor any responders have raised: for almost all of us quarteting is a hobby not a profession. We don't depend on it for a living. I think this makes a huge difference that affects your numbers: how much value do we give to the enjoyment WE get out of performing. Whatever that number is should, I think, be deducted from whatever a professional performing group would charge. So, a relevant question is: What would those professionals charge? Answer that and deduct the personal enjoyment value, and you have a credible number.
Derek
Derek Hatley—Songwriter & Arranger
Hatley Music 112 Mill Pond Drive Middleville, Michigan 49333-8010
1) So... perhaps a fee schedule that runs parallel to a contest score? Say, a quartet scoring from: 55-65 = $200/half hr gig 65-75 = $400/half hour gig 75-80 = $700/half hour gig 80-85 = $1000/half hour gig 96+ = $1500/half hour gig
I don't know... what do you think?
2) Ah yes, the freebie to get paid gigs later. I've heard this claimed MANY times. But I'm not sure I've heard that it's actually worked much. Experience anyone?
From: joe08867 <joe08867@...> To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 8:23:30 AM Subject: [barbershopquartet] Re: Performing for free- another viewpoint
I agree with this totally. I would not expect people to pay for a performance that does not warrant it.
Best way to look at this is to ask yourself. Would you pay to see a quartet like your own? Or is there a benefit to doing the freebie now to get the paid gig/s later?
Joseph DiPaola,
Asst. Section Leader, VP of Marketing and PR for:
The Hunterdon Harmonizers
Lead for Chordhouse Steps
Tenor for Plead the 5th
--- In barbershopquartet@ yahoogroups. com, "akousen@... " <akousen@... > wrote:
>
> There are times in the life of a quartet where it needs the audience feedback as part of it's own development on musicianship and performance. It's a win win for all; I amassiming the quartet is worthy of public performance
>
> Alan kousen
> Alex Harmonizers
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Alan k
>
The Freebie for future gigs has worked a couple times for us.
We have done a couple gigs for fellow guarteters church and gotten a couple gigs
from it. I think it depends on the venue. We haven't gotten anything for stuff
we have done at Memorial Ceremonies but church groups have paid off.
Joseph DiPaola,
--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, John Rentz <jg62bbshop@...> wrote:
>
> Two good points.
>
> 1) So... perhaps a fee schedule that runs parallel to a contest score? Say, a
quartet scoring from:
> 55-65 = $200/half hr gig
> 65-75 = $400/half hour gig
> 75-80 = $700/half hour gig
> 80-85 = $1000/half hour gig
> 96+ = $1500/half hour gig
>
> I don't know... what do you think?
>
> 2) Ah yes, the freebie to get paid gigs later. I've heard this claimed MANY
times. But I'm not sure I've heard that it's actually worked much. Experience
anyone?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: joe08867 <joe08867@...>
> To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 8:23:30 AM
> Subject: [barbershopquartet] Re: Performing for free- another viewpoint
>
>
> I agree with this totally. I would not expect people to pay for a performance
that does not warrant it.
>
> Best way to look at this is to ask yourself. Would you pay to see a quartet
like your own? Or is there a benefit to doing the freebie now to get the paid
gig/s later?
>
> Joseph DiPaola,
> Asst. Section Leader, VP of Marketing and PR for:
> The Hunterdon Harmonizers
> Lead for Chordhouse Steps
> Tenor for Plead the 5th
>
> --- In barbershopquartet@ yahoogroups. com, "akousen@ " <akousen@ > wrote:
> >
> > There are times in the life of a quartet where it needs the audience
feedback as part of it's own development on musicianship and performance. It's a
win win for all; I amassiming the quartet is worthy of public performance
> >
> > Alan kousen
> > Alex Harmonizers
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > Alan k
> >
>
I agree that it takes time and money to be in this Hobby. Why are hobbies so
expensive by the way?
I don't pay the bills with my quartet gigs but they do support the hobby. It
has paid for Clothes and expenses as well as covering contest costs. Which can
get expensive.
I also come to this hobby after having been in a rock band for many years. I
will say we charge far less than I ever had with the band.
Joseph DiPaola
Derek said:
> PS Notice I have not included all the preceding messages--I wish
> everyone would do that.
> Derek I will follow your lead.
Previous comments have been great. Maybe everyone is taking it for granted,
but to me, a quartet should consider first entertaining the customer.
I liked the schedule John published--with price increasing with contest
scores--as a guide within the society. But what about customers who cannot
discern the associated quality differences or doesn't benefit from the
society's latest score influences? (Admitting heresy.)
What about the customer whose only local quartet scores above 80? Must that
customer pay transportation for a quartet that scores 55?
Is it possible that society membership is low, in part, because there has
been too little focus on entertaining customers as opposed to competing
within the society?
I want to participate so that people in my area who want barbershop harmony
can schedule and receive good singing, expecting them to reasonably pay for
the value they received; people appreciate the good they pay for.
Its a bench mark of quality and using the competition as a ranking with an impact on how a qtet charges for its services. It should be one of several tools; many qtets avoid competing.
What message is made when so many qtet scores fall below 60? Could be the quality of the singers is NOT very high. Can the Society make a difference? Perhaps our audience does not really care if so n' so came in 1st place in a contest when entertaining at an anniversary party?
Alan K
From: Phil Beaver <phillip@...> To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, January 27, 2010 8:07:36 PM Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Re: Performing for free- another viewpoint
Previous comments have been great. Maybe everyone is taking it for granted, but to me, a quartet should consider first entertaining the customer.
I liked the schedule John published--with price increasing with contest scores--as a guide within the society. But what about customers who cannot discern the associated quality differences or doesn't benefit from the society's latest score influences? (Admitting heresy.)
What about the customer whose only local quartet scores above 80? Must that customer pay transportation for a quartet that scores 55?
Is it possible that society membership is low, in part, because there has been too little focus on entertaining customers as opposed to competing within the society?
I want to participate so that people in my area who want barbershop harmony can schedule and receive good singing, expecting them to reasonably pay for the value they received;
people appreciate the good they pay for.
Gentlemen:
I keep playing the same record every few months.....I am still seeking a quartet
in need of a good Bass to replace your Bass who may be looking to retire.....OR
I am looking for a tenor,lead, baritone trying to form a new quartet.....I feel
like I'm LOST IN THE STARS living in Portland, Maine.
SOMEBODIES ....PLEASE HELP ME.....I'M BEGGIN" YA ! I'M GETTING OLD AND GREY and
dying on the vine here ! No kidding... just go to my Chorus website
(www.downeasters.org) and see how ALL the curl disappeared from my beard after
we won the NED this past October......I'm Praying the Good Lord will send me
some good news soon !
Talk to me ! Please !
Best Regards,
Ed Headley
Portland Downeasters Barbershop Chorus
I know over 800 men who feel your pain Ed. It's time you stop playing that broken record. Here's what you need to do....
1) Come to the Atlantic Harmony Brigade's 5th Anual Rally. www.AtlanticHarmonyBrigade.com This way you can spend a weekend of nonstop quartet networking and singing in literally hundres of thousands of possible quartet configuations (and secretly be auditioning everyone). Besides networking with exceptionally dilligent quartetters (including a number of NED men) you'll have an absolute blast !!
2) By participating in the AHB you will not only get to network with other NED men but you will have the opportunity to join them in their effort to form NED's own Harmony Brigade. You'll be in good company indeed.
From then on you may never what has happend to that old competition quartet of yours again! :-)
Happy hunting- I hope to see you there!
Neal
]
--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, "EdwardH" <ewheadley@...> wrote: > > Gentlemen: > > I keep playing the same record every few months.....I am still seeking a quartet in need of a good Bass to replace your Bass who may be looking to retire.....OR I am looking for a tenor,lead, baritone trying to form a new quartet.....I feel like I'm LOST IN THE STARS living in Portland, Maine. > > SOMEBODIES ....PLEASE HELP ME.....I'M BEGGIN" YA ! I'M GETTING OLD AND GREY and dying on the vine here ! No kidding... just go to my Chorus website (www.downeasters.org) and see how ALL the curl disappeared from my beard after we won the NED this past October......I'm Praying the Good Lord will send me some good news soon ! > > Talk to me ! Please ! > > Best Regards, > Ed Headley > Portland Downeasters Barbershop Chorus >
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Only a few openings remain for Tenors and Leads for the 5th annual AHB.
It appears we will sell out again. The deadline to apply midnight 2/28
(in less than 2 weeks).
If you are a truly avid, quartetman: Would you like to go to a two and a
half day convention where you sing until you drop? Would you like th e
chance to sing in hundreds of quartet combinations? How would you
like it if all the 123 men around you (in an equal number of voice
parts) were all eXtremely well prepared to sing 12 exciting championship
songs that you also had a chance learn (from eXtremely good learning
materials) completely in advance?
Over 700 men coming from around the US and the world are doing just this
at "eXteme Quartetting Harmony Brigade" rallies held in NC, IN, DE (aka
Atlantic), MI (aka Great Lakes), MO (at HU). Applications are now being
accepted for the AHB.
Go to: www.AtlanticHarmonyBrigade.com
Due to my work schedule, I will not be able to attend this Brigade....howeverr, I would like to attend the next one being held in New England.......who would be my point of contact for that ? I have alreadfy posed the same question to NED officials but haven'tt received an answer as to date.
Please advise. Thank you !
Best Regards,
Ed Headley
Bass
Porttlandn Downeasters
Edward W. Headley P.O. Box 10631 Portland, Maine 04104-6031 (207) 773-9766 (phone) (207) 773-4981 (fax)
--- On Tue, 2/16/10, Neal <NealSiegal@...> wrote:
From: Neal <NealSiegal@...> Subject: [barbershopquartet] Atlantic Harmony Brigade: Only 13 days left to apply; Tenors & Lead To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 12:56 AM
Only a few openings remain for Tenors and Leads for the 5th annual AHB. It appears we will sell out again. The deadline to apply midnight 2/28 (in less than 2 weeks). If you are a truly avid, quartetman: Would you like to go to a two and a half day convention where you sing until you drop? Would you like th e chance to sing in hundreds of quartet combinations? How would you like it if all the 123 men around you (in an equal number of voice parts) were all eXtremely well prepared to sing 12 exciting championship songs that you also had a chance learn (from eXtremely good learning materials) completely in advance? Over 700 men coming from around the US and the world are doing just this at "eXteme Quartetting Harmony Brigade" rallies held in NC, IN, DE (aka Atlantic), MI (aka Great Lakes), MO (at HU). Applications are now being accepted for the AHB. Go to: www.AtlanticHarmony Brigade.com
Ed:
There is not yet an official associcate Harmony Brigade in NED. However a core
of very good men from NED have been attending the official Brigades which are
currently only in DE, NC, IN, MO and MI(the newest one beginning this summer).
This crew of NED participants has been growing and it has included a couple of
well positioned movers and shakers who have been aiming to start one but haven't
quite hit the critical mass of operation men. I believe they've tried some sort
of "Brigade inspired" type activities but not a true "eXtreme Quarteting,
Harmony Brigade" rally (which is quite different).
My sense is that NED will have the next one (hopefully 2011). But it may take a
few more men to come aboard at other Brigades. That's why I've been plugging
our's in DE on the NED Yahoo site.
Meanwhile go to www.HarmonyBrigade.org to see the other Brigades and their event
cycle. Maybe one fits your schedule.
Neal
--- In barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com, Edward Headley <ewheadley@...> wrote:
>
> Neal,
> Â
> Due to my work schedule, I will not be able to attend this
Brigade....howeverr, I would like to attend the next one being held in New
England.......who would be my point of contact for that ?  I have alreadfy
posed the same question to NED officials but haven'tt received an answer as to
date.
> Â
> Please advise.  Thank you !
> Best Regards,
> Â
> Ed Headley
> BassÂ
> Porttlandn Downeasters
>
>
> Edward W. Headley
> P.O. Box 10631
> Portland, Maine 04104-6031
> (207) 773-9766 (phone)
> (207) 773-4981 (fax)
>
> --- On Tue, 2/16/10, Neal <NealSiegal@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: Neal <NealSiegal@...>
> Subject: [barbershopquartet] Atlantic Harmony Brigade: Only 13 days left to
apply; Tenors & Lead
> To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 12:56 AM
>
>
> Â
>
>
>
> Only a few openings remain for Tenors and Leads for the 5th annual AHB. It
appears we will sell out again. The deadline to apply midnight 2/28 (in less
than 2 weeks). If you are a truly avid, quartetman: Would you like to go to a
two and a half day convention where you sing until you drop? Would you like th e
chance to sing in hundreds of quartet combinations? How would you like it if all
the 123 men around you (in an equal number of voice parts) were all eXtremely
well prepared to sing 12 exciting championship songs that you also had a chance
learn (from eXtremely good learning materials) completely in advance? Over 700
men coming from around the US and the world are doing just this at "eXteme
Quartetting Harmony Brigade" rallies held in NC, IN, DE (aka Atlantic), MI (aka
Great Lakes), MO (at HU). Applications are now being accepted for the AHB. Go
to: www.AtlanticHarmony Brigade.com
>
2/19/10
We have room for your quartetting success story. Send it now. cp
2/13/10
Call For Papers - March 2010 GUBOQS Gazette
Send your Chapter Quartetting Program
To: Harmonetters,SPEBnet,AHSOWnet,BQPA;
Cc:Mark Sheldon,BarbershopQuartet,FWD
Bcc: Distr LS, Authors
This is the call for papers for the March 2010
issue of the GUBOQS Gazette*, an independent
pro-quartet publication. We publish success
stories describing regular quartet encouragement
sessions held during chapter meetings. We seek
creative ideas which influence SPEBSQSA members
to try quartetting. Authors receive free introductory issues
Do your quartet sessions give every member an
opportunity to sing with three others at every
meeting? Email me a one page article describing
your program. The target date for your article is two weeks from today.
Thank you,
Casey Parker
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The GUBOQS Gazette
An occasional publication of the GUBOQS Group
(Get Us Back Our QUARTET Society, formerly GUBOS)
Volume 21, Issue
2
December 2009
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Dedicated to the interchange of ideas on restoring quartetting to spebsQsa
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MARINERS QUARTET PROGRAM
By Bart Van de Mark
SWEIGART, LINGO, DOUGHTY, RICHARDSON WIN FIRST FAIRFAX SQUADRON!”
by Don Collier
QUARTET ENHANCEMENT
by Don Collier
SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER: WEEKLY QUARTETTING POLICY
by Fred Merrick
QUARTETTING IS NOT DEAD IN MUSIC CITY U.S.A.
by Sam English.
HOW TO FORM A QUARTET CHAPTER
by Casey Parker, San Francisco Bay Cities [Quartet] Chapter
HARMONIZING
by Ted Norton
A FUTURE FOR CONVENTION QUARTET CHAPTER NIGHTS?
by Mark Sheldon, Orange Chapter PR VP
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The Atlantic Harmony Brigade will accept applications, until this Sunday night, for the few remaining opening for tenors and leads. Then we will have a full complement of 124 qualified singers (31 on each voice part) and the perfect mix for our 5th Annual weekend of "eXtreme Quartetting". Go to: www.AtlanticHarmonyBrigade.com
The AHB rally will be held in Wilmington DE from the afternoon Friday Aug 20th to Sunday morning breakfast Aug.22.
What's a Harmony Brigade? A nonstop weekend of wall-to-wall quartetting! How would you like to go to a two and a half day convention where you sing in hundreds of quartet combinations until you drop? And what if all 124 guys around you were well prepared to sing 12 exciting championship songs that you also had a chance learn 16 weeks in advance (from extremely good learning materials)? Now, add being in a little semi serious quartet competition and a fully staged show Saturday Night Big Show and a lot of shenanigans. Got the idea?
Other officially recognized "eXtreme Quartetting Harmony Brigades can be found in North Carolina, Indiana, Michigan and Missouri (at Harmony University. Go to www.HarmonyBrigade.org for info on all the Harmony Brigade Associates. Harmony Brigades are 501 (3) (c) corporation subsidiaries of BHS.
Chattanooga Choo Choo / Pennsylvania, Good-bye Medley:
http://www.nicholasarrangements.com/demos/ChattaPennMedley_Demo.mp3
Learning tracks available.
Difficulty: Medium
Contestable: Yes
For more info, please contact me directly or visit www.NicholasArrangements.com
Jon
Here's a link to the demo of my latest arrangement:
http://www.nicholasarrangements.com/demos/HappyTrails_Demo.mp3
Difficulty: Easy
Contestable: No
Learning tracks are available. Please contact me directly for more info, or
visit www.NicholasArrangements.com
Jon
I still am looking for a Lead, Tenor and Baritone within 150 miles of Portland
Maine who want to form up with me to 'sing material that is unique' in Seniors
competition in the NED. Please get in touch with me. Thanks.
Best Regards,
Ed 'Wishbone' Headley
Portland DOwneasters (Chapter K-015)
I am surprised you did not go to the Northeast District- I so badly wanted to go- but had to teach tonight- wanted to see the quaret contest. Of course I'll be going to the Granite Distict contest- How are the Downeaster's doing?? Ready for contest?
I still think there are plenty of people to sing with you- you just have to trying!!
Subject: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET !
I still am looking for a Lead, Tenor and Baritone within 150 miles of Portland Maine who want to form up with me to 'sing material that is unique' in Seniors competition in the NED. Please get in touch with me. Thanks.
Best Regards, Ed 'Wishbone' Headley Portland DOwneasters (Chapter K-015)
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Good to hear from you, Barbara....nope, I was busy and out-of-sttate on business that I couldn't 'get out of'......HOW ARE YOU ? i meantt to ask you a the DOwnaeadsterrs installatiton banquett back in January......did you everr have thatt operration for yourr sleep apnea ?? gee, I hope not......i loved your voice just the way it was, dear lady........I am avoiding same by using BREATHE RRRIGHT nose strips sleeping on my side with the aide of a makeshift device I strap onto the small of my back and my weight loss prrogram which ain't goin' so well rightt now.....but at least I haven't GAINED any weight.
Good hearing from you, Barbara...hope all is well with you and the Relative Ring...
Edward W. Headley P.O. Box 10631 Portland, Maine 04104-6031 (207) 773-9766 (phone) (207) 773-4981 (fax)
--- On Fri, 3/19/10, Barbara Hynes <freeportaqua@...> wrote:
From: Barbara Hynes <freeportaqua@...> Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET ! To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 10:36 PM
HI Ed-
I am surprised you did not go to the Northeast District- I so badly wanted to go- but had to teach tonight- wanted to see the quaret contest. Of course I'll be going to the Granite Distict contest- How are the Downeaster's doing?? Ready for contest?
I still think there are plenty of people to sing with you- you just have to trying!!
Subject: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET !
I still am looking for a Lead, Tenor and Baritone within 150 miles of Portland Maine who want to form up with me to 'sing material that is unique' in Seniors competition in the NED. Please get in touch with me. Thanks.
Best Regards, Ed 'Wishbone' Headley Portland DOwneasters (Chapter K-015)
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From: Edward Headley <ewheadley@...> To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, March 19, 2010 10:49:05 PM Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET !
Good to hear from you, Barbara....nope, I was busy and out-of-sttate on business that I couldn't 'get out of'......HOW ARE YOU ? i meantt to ask you a the DOwnaeadsterrs installatiton banquett back in January..... .did you everr have thatt operration for yourr sleep apnea ?? gee, I hope not......i loved your voice just the way it was, dear lady........ I am avoiding same by using BREATHE RRRIGHT nose strips sleeping on my side with the aide of a makeshift device I strap onto the small of my back and my weight loss prrogram which ain't goin' so well rightt now.....but at least I haven't GAINED any weight.
Good hearing from you, Barbara...hope all is well with you and the Relative Ring...
Edward W. Headley P.O. Box 10631 Portland, Maine 04104-6031 (207) 773-9766 (phone) (207) 773-4981 (fax)
--- On Fri, 3/19/10, Barbara Hynes <freeportaqua@ suscom-maine. net> wrote:
From: Barbara Hynes <freeportaqua@ suscom-maine. net> Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET ! To: barbershopquartet@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 10:36 PM
HI Ed-
I am surprised you did not go to the Northeast District- I so badly wanted to go- but had to teach tonight- wanted to see the quaret contest. Of course I'll be going to the Granite Distict contest- How are the Downeaster's doing?? Ready for contest?
I still think there are plenty of people to sing with you- you just have to trying!!
Subject: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET !
I still am looking for a Lead, Tenor and Baritone within 150 miles of Portland Maine who want to form up with me to 'sing material that is unique' in Seniors competition in the NED. Please get in touch with me. Thanks.
Best Regards, Ed 'Wishbone' Headley Portland DOwneasters (Chapter K-015)
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sorrry...i did mean thatt to be strifctly pesonal.......I am too darrn busy witth trrying tto sell Chorus sPONSOR ADS to pay attentioon to whatt I am dooin....only when itt came back did I realize my mistake.....my apologies ....I already did too my friend. Besides. haven't you ever had an operration? If nnot, you arre verry lucky.
Edward W. Headley P.O. Box 10631 Portland, Maine 04104-6031 (207) 773-9766 (phone) (207) 773-4981 (fax)
--- On Fri, 3/19/10, Bob Caldwell <BobCaldwell@...> wrote:
From: Bob Caldwell <BobCaldwell@...> Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET ! To: barbershopquartet@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 10:53 PM
C'mon folks. Get SMART! This is going onto the LIST!
From: Edward Headley <ewheadley@yahoo. com> To: barbershopquartet@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Fri, March 19, 2010 10:49:05 PM Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET !
Good to hear from you, Barbara....nope, I was busy and out-of-sttate on business that I couldn't 'get out of'......HOW ARE YOU ? i meantt to ask you a the DOwnaeadsterrs installatiton banquett back in January..... .did you everr have thatt operration for yourr sleep apnea ?? gee, I hope not......i loved your voice just the way it was, dear lady........ I am avoiding same by using BREATHE RRRIGHT nose strips sleeping on my side with the aide of a makeshift device I strap onto the small of my back and my weight loss prrogram which ain't goin' so well rightt now.....but at least I haven't GAINED any weight.
Good hearing from you, Barbara...hope all is well with you and the Relative Ring...
Edward W. Headley P.O. Box 10631 Portland, Maine 04104-6031 (207) 773-9766 (phone) (207) 773-4981 (fax)
--- On Fri, 3/19/10, Barbara Hynes <freeportaqua@ suscom-maine. net> wrote:
From: Barbara Hynes <freeportaqua@ suscom-maine. net> Subject: Re: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET ! To: barbershopquartet@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 10:36 PM
HI Ed-
I am surprised you did not go to the Northeast District- I so badly wanted to go- but had to teach tonight- wanted to see the quaret contest. Of course I'll be going to the Granite Distict contest- How are the Downeaster's doing?? Ready for contest?
I still think there are plenty of people to sing with you- you just have to trying!!
Subject: [barbershopquartet] Car 54...... ?? Great name for a SENIORS COMPETION QUARTET !
I still am looking for a Lead, Tenor and Baritone within 150 miles of Portland Maine who want to form up with me to 'sing material that is unique' in Seniors competition in the NED. Please get in touch with me. Thanks.
Best Regards, Ed 'Wishbone' Headley Portland DOwneasters (Chapter K-015)
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